FileSystemObject : CreateTextFile Method

Description: 

This function creates a file and returns a TextStream object and later you can use that TextStream object to perform various activity on that file like reading or writing

Format :

objectOfFileSystemObject. CreateTextFile (filename[, overwrite[, unicode]])

• objectOfFileSystemObject : As the names says, it’s a FileSystemObject.

Arguments: 

• filename
  • Mandatory
  • Type:     String
  • File will be created with the same name what you will pass here.

• Overwrite
  • Optional
  • Type: Boolean (True: you can overwrite the file, False for vice versa. By default its False.)
• · Unicode
  • Optional
  • Boolean (True: File created as Unicode file, False: File created as ASCII file. By default: ASCII file)

Function FnCreateTextFile()        
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

  Set filetxt = fso.CreateTextFile("c:\sample.txt", True)
End Function
  ' So here filetxt will store TextStreamObject in it.

Also Read:

1. FileSystemObject : GetExtensionName Method
2. FileSystemObject : FolderExists Method
3. FileSystemObject : GetFileVersion Method
4. FileSystemObject : CreateFolder Method